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As the jiggerish year comes to a close, I like to reflect back and think of how it went.
First and foremost was my trip to NYC for the first time ever. It was amazing, and I can’t wait to go back.
We moved offices, and went from working in a converted old 1950’s doctor’s office to a real office with cubicles and the lot.
LG returned to SF, and I once again have a gay friend in the vicinity.
We elected our first black president. Even for the most cynical person, the act in and of itself is amazing. Just remember, you can say you were alive when the United States voted its first black president.
My mom celebrated her 50th birthday, and I went back to SD to commemorate the half-century event.
And perhaps most striking, coming as it did at the end of the year, was my promotion. I can say with no trace of arrogance that it’s deserving and I fit the bill for the job. It’s going to be a challenge (why, just yesterday, my day extended into evening contending with Excel, which is going to be a major program in my new position), but I’m up to it. And the new paycheck is going to put a serious dent into my debt and make for some amazing new changes in my life.
So as much as you may want to disregard the holiday season and the new year as hackneyed consumerist traditions, any opportunity to be thankful and have renewed hope is a motherfucking opportunity I’ll take.
